Verdane welcomes Carl Nauckhoff as Partner and Chief Commercial Officer

  • Verdane, the European specialist growth investor, has announced the appointment of new Partner Carl Nauckhoff.
  • Nauckhoff will be based in Verdaneโ€™s London office, with oversight of the firmโ€™s investor relations and public relations functions.

Carl Nauckhoff joins Verdane as a Partner and Chief Commercial Officer based in its London office. He joins Verdane from his role as Senior Principal at Investindustrial.

During his successful 15-year tenure at Investindustrial, Nauckhoff formed the investor relations function and built a global team of 15 people. Approximately โ‚ฌ15 billion of capital was raised during his leadership period.

Prior to Investindustrial, Nauckhoff worked as an MD for Garrison Investment Group and a Partner at MVision Private Equity Advisors in New York and London. He holds a M.Sc in Business and Economics from the Stockholm School of Economics.

Nauckhoffโ€™s leadership and experience will bolster Verdaneโ€™s investor relations and public relations teams.

Verdane announced earlier this year that it closed โ‚ฌ2.2 billion across its latest โ‚ฌ1.1 billion Freya XI and Edda III funds.

Bjarne Kveim Lie, Founder and Managing Partner at Verdane, commented: โ€œWe are delighted to welcome Carl to the Verdane team. His successful track record and leadership experience is the perfect complement to Verdaneโ€™s existing team expertise as we cement our position as a sustainability-first European mid-market growth leader.โ€

Carl Nauckhoff, Partner and Chief Commercial Officer at Verdane, commented: โ€œI am delighted to join the Verdane team. We will be intensifying our partnership capabilities with investors globally to make sure that more high-growth and sustainable businesses can benefit from having Verdane as a shareholder.โ€

Frida Einarson, Partner, Investor Relations at Verdane, commented: โ€œCarlโ€™s appointment allows Verdane to continue our long-held, close partnerships with our investors and to build new ones. The entire Verdane community is excited to welcome Carl to the team.โ€


About Verdane

Verdane is a specialist growth investment firm that partners with tech-enabled and sustainable European businesses. Verdane can invest as a minority or majority investor, either in single companies or through portfolios of companies, and looks to deploy inside two core growth themes; digitalisation and decarbonisation. 

Verdane funds hold over โ‚ฌ6 billion in total commitments and have made over 400 investments in fast-growing businesses since 2003. Verdaneโ€™s team of over 140 investment professionals and operating experts, based out of Berlin, Munich, Copenhagen, Helsinki, London, Oslo, and Stockholm, is dedicated to being the preferred growth partner to tech-enabled and sustainable businesses in Europe. 

Verdane is also a certified B Corporation, the most ambitious sustainability accreditation globally. The firm only backs businesses that pass its 2040 test, which indicates whether the company can thrive in a more sustainable future economy. 

Verdane is partly owned by the Verdane Foundation, which is focused on two areas: climate change and more equitable and inclusive local communities. 

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